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Atomic bomb: first test

Infographic titled The First Atomic Bombs, showing key facts about the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II. Includes diagrams of bomb mechanisms, a map of Japan with target cities, and illustrations of the Little Boy and Fat Man bombs, along with details on deployment, explosive yield, and estimated casualties.

Polaris missile

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Peacekeeper missile

Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan

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Nuclear submarine

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Cuban missile crisis: The world on the brink of war

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Bernard Brodie

American military strategist

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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